Penny Hardaway is married to Mary McDonnell. Penny has two daughters and two sons including Jayden Hardaway born in 1999.
He is a basketball head coach and a former basketball player. He is the head coach of the Memphis Tiger's men's basketball team in the American Athletic Conference.
He was selected to the USA Basketball Developmental Team during his college career and won Naismith College Player of the Year.
Penny started his professional career with the Golden State Warriors. He was runner-up for rookie of the year and was named to the NBA All-Rookie first team.
He won a gold medal on the 1996 US Olympic Games Basketball Team. During his coaching career in the first year, he led the Tigers to the NIT.
Besides his athletic career, he also made a brief career in acting. He has appeared in Blue-Chips, a college basketball feature film.
Penny Hardaway Wife
Penny Hardaway is happily married to his wife Mary McDonnell. Before his wedding, Penny was in a relationship with Dionne.
He has four kids from different relationships. He first came public with his high school girlfriend Latarsha McCray.
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Penny has two daughters with her. As his relationship with Latarsha ended he started dating Nikki Ward.
He and Nikki have one son who plays basketball at the University of Memphis. After his relationship with Nikki ended he began dating Dionne and had a son.
On his Instagram account, Penny mostly posts about his kids. His Instagram username is @iam1cent and his Twitter username is @Iam1Cent.
Penny Hardaway Children
Penny Hardaway has four children, two sons Jayden Hardaway and Ashton Hardaway and two daughters LaTanfernee Hardaway and Layla Hardaway.
His son has followed in his footstep to become a professional football player. His daughter LaTanfernee was born in 1992 and Layla was born in 1995.
LaTanfernee and Layla's mother name is Latarsha McCray, Penny's high school girlfriend. Jayden was born to Nikki Ward and Ashton was born to Dionne.
LaTanfernee Hardaway Is The Eldest
LaTanfernee is the oldest daughter of Penny Hardaway. She was born in 1992.
LaTanfernee is the CEO at LHX collection. LHX collection is the pendant and necklaces.
She is in a relationship with Ray Chesterfield II. They welcomed their baby boy on July 18, 2022.
She announced her pregnancy news through her Instagram account on March 12, 2022. LaTanfernee has posted pictures of her baby on her social media account.
She has a good sense of fashion. She also promotes her collection on her Instagram account.
Her Instagram username is @tanfernee and her Twitter username is @latanfernee.
Jayden Hardaway Plays Guard For Memphis Tigers
Jayden is a basketball player on the Memphis Tiger Men's Basketball. He was born on July 16, 1999.
He played at the East High School in Memphis and contributed to the team's 2017 TSSAA Class AAA state championship.
Jayden spent his junior season at Miami Palmetto before attending East High School. In 2019 he appeared in 22 games during his freshman season.
He scored career-high nine points in the season-opener against South Carolina State. In the 2020-21 season, he played in 28 games and averaged 10.0 minutes per game.
In his redshirt junior season, he appeared in 23 games and averaged 2.9 points and 1.0 rebounds.
Jayden has a verified Instagram account with the username @jhardaway01.
Ashton Hardaway Was A Small Forward For Sierra Canyon
Ashton is a basketball player for Memphis Men's Basketball. He signed in with Tigers on November 16, 2022.
He is a four-star forward in the class of 2023. He studied at Sierra Canyon High School.
Ashton received scholarships from Kansas, USC, and San Diego. He chose Memphis because of his father.
He is rated a three-star prospect by 247 Sports Composite. His Instagram username is ashton.hardaway@ and his Twitter username is @ash_hardaway.
Penny Hardaway Childhood Story
Penny Hardaway parents are Fae Hardaway and Eddie Golden. Penny was born on July 18, 1971 in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
His mother moved to California when he was young. His grandmother Louise took care of him.
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However, Fae returned when he was fourteen years old. She always supported and motivated his son to achieve his career goal.
Hardaway was interested in playing football but his grandmother didn't want him to get hurt. As a teenager, he played on the Memphis Y.M.C.A Jr. basketball team.
He established himself as a well-known basketball player and made his mom and dad proud.
Penny won the Orlando Magic's top community service award at the 7th Annual Black Tie & Tennies Charity Gala at the Orlando Arena.
He credited his mother for his incredible support and encouragement. He stated that "My mom raise us all the same way and with a lot of help."
More On The Hardaway Family Tree
Penny was raised by his grandmother, Louise after her mom left for California to work.
Louise was a cook at an elementary school. She worked hard to do her best for her family and Penny.
Still today, Hardaway appreciates her grandmom for her support and love. Her mom Fae and dad Eddie has always been by his side.
Hardaway is also an alumnus of Memphis State University. Penny cherishes the relationship with Latarsha McCray and is thankful for his firstborn LaTanfernee who taught him life goals and gave a propose.
